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19:3019:30, 2 January 2021 diff hist +4,145 N I have even seen a dying man begging a medical attendant to increase his life by four years so that he could complete his material plans. Of course, the medical man was unsuccessful in expanding the man's life, who therefore died in great bereavement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I have even seen a dying man begging a medical attendant to increase his life by four years so that he could complete his mate..."
19:2519:25, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,751 N Even if a karmi is successful in accumulating some material wealth, he still cannot enjoy it, for he must die in bereavement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even if a karmī is successful in accumulating some material wealth, he still cannot enjoy it, for he must die in bereavement"..." current
19:2519:25, 2 January 2021 diff hist +8,603 m Even if karmis is successful in accumulating some material wealth, he still cannot enjoy it, for he must die in bereavement Nirmal moved page Even if a karmi is successful in accumulating some material wealth, he still cannot enjoy it, for he must die in bereavement to Even if karmis is successful in accumulating some material wealth, he still cannot enjoy it, for he must die in bereavement current
19:0319:03, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,804 N If one works very hard, suffering the threefold miseries, and then is successful in getting some small benefit, what is the value of this benefit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one works very hard, suffering the threefold miseries, and then is successful in getting some small benefit, what is the va..."
18:4518:45, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,929 N No one can escape the threefold miseries of materialistic life, namely (3) miseries inflicted upon us by natural disturbances from earthquakes, famines, droughts, floods, epidemics, and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can escape the threefold miseries of materialistic life"|"miseries inflicted upon us by natural disturbances from earth..."
18:4018:40, 2 January 2021 diff hist +4,033 N No one can escape the threefold miseries of materialistic life, namely (1) miseries pertaining to the body and mind, (2) miseries pertaining to the difficulties imposed by society, community, nation and other living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can escape the threefold miseries of materialistic life, namely miseries pertaining to the body and mind, miseries pert..."
18:1318:13, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,188 N How he (the living entity) suffers in the cycle of happiness and distress is described in the next verse - in SB 7.13.31 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How he suffers in the cycle of happiness and distress is described in the next verse"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{compl..."
17:4517:45, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,202 N If he (the living entity) again misses the opportunity (of the human form of life), he is again put into the cycle of birth and death, going sometimes higher and sometimes lower, turning on the samsara-cakra, the wheel of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If he again misses the opportunity, he is again put into the cycle of birth and death, going sometimes higher and sometimes lo..."
17:4217:42, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,190 N When the term of the living entity's imprisonment or punishment in the lower species is finished, he is again offered a human form and given a chance to decide for himself which way he should plan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the term of the living entity's imprisonment or punishment in the lower species is finished, he is again offered a human..." current
17:3817:38, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,795 N In the lower species of life there is an evolutionary process Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the lower species of life there is an evolutionary process"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-..." current
16:5916:59, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,106 N By pious activities one is elevated to the higher planetary systems, and by impious activities one is degraded to lower species of life, in which he is punished by the laws of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By pious activities one is elevated to the higher planetary systems, and by impious activities one is degraded to lower specie..." current
16:5516:55, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,253 N If one does not act for the satisfaction of Krsna, who is known as Visnu or Yajna, he must be entangled in the reactions of fruitive activities. These reactions are called papa and punya - sinful and pious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one does not act for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa, who is known as Viṣṇu or Yajña, he must be entangled in the reac..." current
16:3716:37, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,176 N Unfortunately, the living entity does not accept the Supreme Lord's clearly stated instructions from Bhagavad-gita, and thus he becomes a perpetual captive of the laws of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, however, the living entity does not accept the Supreme Lord's clearly stated instructions from Bhagavad-gītā,..." current
16:3316:33, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,379 N In the human form of life, the living entity must accept this instruction from the Supreme Person, Krsna: "Do not plan to achieve happiness and drive away distress. You will never be successful. Simply surrender unto Me" - BG 18.66 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the human form of life, the living entity must accept this instruction from the Supreme Person, Kṛṣṇa: sarva-dharmān..."
16:2516:25, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,928 N The only means of becoming free from this entanglement is to surrender to the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The only means of becoming free from this entanglement is to surrender to the Supreme Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {..."
16:2016:20, 2 January 2021 diff hist −54 This cause (of being subjected to the control of material nature) is distinctly stated in Bhagavad-gita (7.14): because one has not surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he must work under the control of material nature & its stringent laws No edit summary current
16:2016:20, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,319 N This cause (of being subjected to the control of material nature) is distinctly stated in Bhagavad-gita (7.14): because one has not surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he must work under the control of material nature & its stringent laws Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This cause is distinctly stated in Bhagavad-gītā: because one has not surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he..."
16:1616:16, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,047 N The result (of being subjected to the control of material nature) is that one again and again makes plans and is baffled, but as foolish as he is he cannot see the cause of his bafflement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The result is that one again and again makes plans and is baffled, but as foolish as he is he cannot see the cause of his baff..." current
16:1016:10, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,138 N As soon as a living entity is victimized by material desires to lord it over material nature, he is subjected to the control of material nature, which is supervised by the Supreme Soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as a living entity is victimized by material desires to lord it over material nature, he is subjected to the control o..." current
15:4015:40, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,003 N The living being is not at all free to act, but is fully under the control of material nature, which is fully under the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living being is not at all free to act, but is fully under the control of material nature, which is fully under the contro..." current
15:3715:37, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,265 N God is situated in everyone's heart, and as one desires, the Lord gives one various types of bodies, which are like machines. Riding on such a machine, the living entity wanders throughout the universe, under the control of material nature and its modes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is situated in everyone's heart, and as one desires, the Lord gives one various types of bodies, which are like machi..." current
15:3315:33, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,281 N The SP of Godhead is situated as the Supersoul within the cores of the hearts of all living entities. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15): "I (Krsna) am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated as the Supersoul within the cores of the hearts of all living entities. As the..."
15:2715:27, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,919 N Factually he (the materialist) becomes a victim of the reactions of his fruitive activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"factually he becomes a victim of the reactions of his fruitive activities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {..."
15:1915:19, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,144 N He (the materialist) mistakenly plans to enjoy bodily comfort in the human form of life through so-called economic development, through pious activities for elevation to the higher planetary systems, and in many other ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he mistakenly plans to enjoy bodily comfort in the human form of life through so-called economic development, through pious ac..."
14:5914:59, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,314 N Raso vai sah. Raso 'ham apsu kaunteya (BG 7.8). The taste of water is Krsna. To quench one's thirst, one must taste water by association with Krsna. This is the Vedic injunction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Raso vai saḥ. Raso 'ham apsu kaunteya"|"The taste of water is Kṛṣṇa. To quench one's thirst, one must taste water by a..."
14:5214:52, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,233 N He (who is ignorant of the spirit soul) goes outside to search for happiness, just as a deer without knowledge of the water beneath the grass goes out to the desert to find water Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he goes outside to search for happiness, just as a deer without knowledge of the water beneath the grass goes out to the deser..."
14:4614:46, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,113 N One who is ignorant of scientific knowledge of the spirit soul does not look inside the body to find happiness in the soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is ignorant of scientific knowledge of the spirit soul does not look inside the body to find happiness in the soul"}}..." current
14:4114:41, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,031 N The life, or the spiritual soul, is compared herein (SB 7.13.29) to water, from which clumps of matter grow in the form of grass Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The life, or the spiritual soul, is compared herein to water, from which clumps of matter grow in the form of grass"}} {{notes..."
14:3714:37, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,234 N It is very interesting to note how this verse (in SB 7.13.29) points to the body's growth from the spirit soul. The modern materialistic scientist thinks that life grows from matter, but actually the fact is that matter grows from life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very interesting to note how this verse points to the body's growth from the spirit soul. The modern materialistic scien..."
14:3414:34, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,149 N This (SB 7.13.29) is an accurate example depicting how the living entity, because of lack of knowledge, runs after happiness outside his own self Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is an accurate example depicting how the living entity, because of lack of knowledge, runs after happiness outside his ow..."
14:3214:32, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,196 N When one understands his real identity as a spiritual being, he can understand the supreme spiritual being, Krsna, and the real happiness exchanged between Krsna and one's self Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one understands his real identity as a spiritual being, he can understand the supreme spiritual being, Kṛṣṇa, and t..." current
14:1914:19, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,129 N This misconception in materialistic life (considering the body to be the self) continues unless and until one comes to understand his relationship with Krsna. The happiness sought by the conditioned soul is certainly only illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This misconception in materialistic life continues unless and until one comes to understand his relationship with Kṛṣṇa...."
14:0914:09, 2 January 2021 diff hist +2,940 N Because we have forgotten our identities and are considering the body to be the self, we are afflicted by all the troubles of birth, death, old age and disease Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because every one of us is a part of Kṛṣṇa, we have a very affectionate relationship with Him, but because we have forgo..." current
11:5111:51, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,211 N As Krsna is always happy, the living entities, who are His parts and parcels, are also happy by nature, but because of being put within this material world and forgetting their eternal relationship with Krsna, they have forgotten their real nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Kṛṣṇa is always happy, the living entities, who are His parts and parcels, are also happy by nature, but because of b..."
11:4811:48, 2 January 2021 diff hist +15 Everyone is trying to be happy because, as explained in the previous verse (SB 7.13.27), when the living entity is in his original spiritual form, he is happy by nature. There is no question of miseries for the spiritual being No edit summary current
11:4611:46, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,179 N Everyone is trying to be happy because, as explained in the previous verse (SB 7.13.27), when the living entity is in his original spiritual form, he is happy by nature. There is no question of miseries for the spiritual being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone is trying to be happy because, as explained in the previous verse"|"when the living entity is in his original spiritu..."
11:1911:19, 2 January 2021 diff hist +2,650 N As admitted by Lord Krsna in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.69), na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As admitted by Lord Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā"|"na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ"}} {{notes|}} {..." current
11:0711:07, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,762 N Although a brahmana or Vaisnava is worshiped as being as good as the SP of Godhead, such a devotee always remains a faithful servant of the Lord and never tries to enjoy the prestige that might accrue to him from being the Supreme Lord's representative Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although a brāhmaṇa or Vaiṣṇava is worshiped as being as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, such a devotee alw..."
11:0311:03, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,300 N This (in all the scriptures the spiritual master is considered to be as good as God) does not mean, however, that the Vaisnava thinks himself God, for this is blasphemous Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This does not mean, however, that the Vaiṣṇava thinks himself God, for this is blasphemous"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..."
10:5710:57, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,346 N Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says, saksad dharitvena samasta-sastraih: in all the scriptures the spiritual master, who is the best of the brahmanas, the best of the Vaisnavas, is considered to be as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says, sākṣād dharitvena samasta-śāstraiḥ: in all the scriptures the spiritual mast..."
10:5210:52, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,039 N Worship of a Vaisnava is superior to worship of the Deity in the temple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"worship of a Vaiṣṇava is superior to worship of the Deity in the temple"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}}..." current
10:4110:41, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,480 N From the Vedas we learn that the Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Person. Every living entity is an individual person, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the Supreme Person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the Vedas we learn that the Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Person. Every living entity is an individual person, an..."
10:3610:36, 2 January 2021 diff hist +2,403 N One who worships the Deity must be extremely respectful to preachers; otherwise simply worshiping the Deity will keep one in the lower stage of devotion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who worships the Deity must therefore be extremely respectful to preachers; otherwise simply worshiping the Deity will kee..." current
10:3410:34, 2 January 2021 diff hist +2,420 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.69) it is said, na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah: if one wants to be recognized by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he must preach the glories of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā"|"it is said, na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ: if one wants to be recognized by t..."
10:3210:32, 2 January 2021 diff hist +2,393 N Deity worship is especially meant for purifying the neophyte devotees. Actually, however, preaching is more important Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Deity worship is especially meant for purifying the neophyte devotees. Actually, however, preaching is more important"}} {{not..." current
10:1410:14, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,393 N Neophytes are described by Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura: sarva-prani-sammananasamarthanam avajna spardhadimatam... For those who cannot properly appreciate the activities of authorized devotees, Deity worship is the only way for spiritual advancement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"neophytes are described by Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura: sarva-prāṇi-sammānanāsamarthānām avajñā spardhādimat..." current
10:0910:09, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,385 N It has actually been seen that even an authorized devotee who is engaged in the service of God by preaching the mission of Krsna consciousness is sometimes criticized by neophyte devotees. Such neophytes are described by Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It has actually been seen that even an authorized devotee who is engaged in the service of the Lord by preaching the mission o..."
09:5409:54, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,993 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu set a practical example in that He did not establish any temples or Deities, but He profusely introduced the sankirtana movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu set a practical example in that He did not establish any temples or Deities, but He profusely intro..."
09:4909:49, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,308 N This began in Treta-yuga and was especially prominent in Dvapara-yuga (dvapare paricaryayam). But in Kali-yuga, worship of the Deity is being neglected. Therefore chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra is more powerful than Deity worship Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This began in Tretā-yuga and was especially prominent in Dvāpara-yuga (dvāpare paricaryāyāṁ). But in Kali-yuga, worship..." current
09:4209:42, 2 January 2021 diff hist +6,342 N Sometimes such an exalted Vaisnava (who converted others into Vaisnavas) is disrespected by other, minor Vaisnavas. When great saintly persons saw this contamination, they introduced worship of the Deity in the temple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sometimes such an exalted Vaiṣṇava is disrespected by other, minor Vaiṣṇavas. When great saintly persons saw this cont..." current

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